Mechanical movement.



l H. G.-PAPE.

MECHANICAL MOVEMENT.

APPLICATION FILED IULY 5. I9I7A 1,246,646. Patented Nov. 13, 191?. v

/75 I I /fa 27g/@wagn- /shmml 600%# HERMAN G. PAPE, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR TO RALPH A. SCHOENBERG, 0F NEW YORK, N. Y.

A MECHANICAL MOVEMENT.

Specification of 4Letters Patent.

Patented NOV.13, 1917.

Application ledJuly 5, 1917. Serial No. 178,578).

To all whom -z'z may concern Be it known that I'. Hnmrxx G. Para, of New York city, in the` county and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Mechanical Movement. of which the following is a specification,

One feature of my invention consists in using an oscillating driving member to operate a driven member by means of a spring which oscillates on an axis perpendicular to the direction of movement of one of said members.

Another feature consists in providing an oscillating driven member in the above combination.

Another feature consists in osetting the pivots of the two oscillating members.

Another feature is a nger piece for operating the mechanical movement.

Another feature is the pivotal mounting of the spring.

Another feature is the use of a base plate to limit the movements of the driven member.

Other features will be pointed out below.

In the drawings:

Figure l is a central longitudinal sec.- tional view of a mechanical movement embodying my invention;

Fig. 2 is a section on line 2-2 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a section on line 3 3 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 is a plan view and Fig. 5 an edge view of the base plate hereinafter described.

Fig. 6 is a plan view of the actuating member; and

Fig. 7 is a plan of the driven member.

As an example of one application of my new mechanical movement and as an aid to an understanding of its construction and mode of operation, I have herein shown the same as embodied in a switch for control ling an electric circuit. This switch comprises a hollow body 1 of insulating material fastened by screws 2, 2, to a side plate 3 integral with and projecting perpendicularly from an attachment plate 4 by means of which the switch is fastened in place upon the usual junction box (not shown),

`lrVithin the body 1 is secured the switch mechanism which embodies my new mechanical movement.

This mechanism includes a base plate 41 fastened by two screws 5 and 6 to body 1 and formed with an elevated seat 7 havlng a threaded aperture 8a to receive the end of a stud screw 8 by means o f which an actuating or driving member 9 is pivotally secured thereon. Upon the lower portion 10 of base plate 41 is seated the driven member 11 pivotally connected with said plate by a stud 12 projecting from the latter. This stud 12-has one end riveted to base plate 41 and the actuated or driven member 11 s-held in position thereon by reason of.

its. position between the baseplate 41 and actuating member 9.

The member 9 is made with a linger piece 13 ext-ending through a slot 14 in attaching plate 4, said finger piece being provided lto be manually manipulated to oscillate member-9 on stud screw 8. Shoulders 15 and 16 0n member 9 engage the inner side of attaching plate 4 to limit the extent of movement of said member in both directions. A bow spring 17 connects the two members 9 and 11 and serves as a means throughl which the oscillating movements of member 9 act to oscillate the driven member 11. One end 17a of this bow spring 17 endf17b of bow spring 17 is straight and extends through a clearance hole 19, in member 9 into and through a round hole 20 formed through driven member 11 parallel with the hole 18 of member 9 and within which it is swiveled. This straight end of spring- 17 projects beyond hole 2Q into an arcuate slot 21, see 4, whose ends serve as stops or abutments which limit the movements of member 11 in both directions.

When the finger piece 13 is swung in either direction the hole 18 within which the end 17a of spring 17 is swiveled is moved around the axis of stud screw 8 toward the hole 2O within which the opposite end 17b of spring 17 is swiveled, thereb,v increasing the stress of said spring and also changing the direction of the application of its force to memberf 11." lVhen the direction of the applicationof the force of spring 17 Ato member llfhasbeen changed to such an angle with relation to stud 12 that said force starts to swing member 11 on stud 12, then saidmember is snapped in one quick movement; to the opposite extreme of its movement. Thus there is no creeping movementof member 1l at the start of its movement but said movement is a quick and snappy one throughout. The reason for .this is due mainly to the fact that the movement ofv member 1l itself supplements the movement of member 9 in the effect of the latter upon the direction or" the application of the force of spring 17 upon member 11. Of course when the parts are at rest the spring 17 which is normally under stress;

holds both the actuating and actuated members each at the limit of its movement in either direction.

The actuated member 1l is herein shown as made with two resilient arms and to coperate with two stationary contacts 24 and 25, 'the contact and arm 22 being offset laterally with relation to the contact 25 and arm 23, so that arm 24 passes over contact 25 without striking it and engages only contact Q4. These two contacts 24 and Zfare herein shown as the headsof screws extending through the rear wall 26 of body l and each screwed into a binding post base-plate 27 carrying a binding screw 28. The binding screws serve to connect the lead Wires (not shown)l with the base plates 27.

What I claimis: 1. A mechanical movement comprising oscillating driving member; Van oscillating driven member; and a spring actuated by said driving member and actuating said driven member Which spring oseillates on an aXis perpendicular to the direction of movement of one of said members.

2. A mechanical movement comprising an oscillating driving member and an oscillating driven member, the pivots of said members being otfset; and a spring actuated by said driving member and actuating said driven member which spring loscillates on all an axis perpendicular to'Ithe direction of movement of one 'of said members. y

3. A mechanical movement comprising an oscillating driving member and an oscillating driven member, the pivots of said members being ollset and parallel; and a. spring actuated by said driving member Vand actuating said driven member which spring oscillates on an axis perpendicular `to the direction of movement of one of said members. I

4. A mechanical movement comprising an ay lever, one arm of which servesas a finger piece; a driven member; and a spring ac oscillating driving member in thel form of tuated by said driving member and actuating said driven member which spring oscillates on an ams perpendicular to the direction of movement-oi:l one of said members.

5. A mechanical movement comprising an .oscillating driving member; a driven mem` ber; a spring actuated by said driving member andactuating said driven member which spring oscillates on an-aXis perpendicular to the direction of movement of one of said members; and a base plate 0n which said two members are mounted7 said plate being provided with two stop shoulders'engage by the spring to limit the movements of the driven member.

HERMAN G. PAPE. 

